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'Bail is the rule': SC strengthens legal protection in appeal cases
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|March 01, 2025
Reaffirming the fundamental principle that "bail is the rule, and jail is the exception," the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an individual acquitted by a trial court must be released on bail when a high court reviews the acquittal order.
NEW DELHI:
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan underscored that an acquitted accused stands on a higher pedestal than an accused facing trial, who is presumed to be innocent until he is proven guilty.
This story is from the March 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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